Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Todiramphus [tutus, ruficollaris, gambieri or gertrudae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Mangarevavisvanger
Bulgarian: Туамотуанско земеродно рибарче
Catalan: Alció de l'illa Niau
Czech: Lednácek tuamotský, ledňáček tuamotský
Danish: Mangarevaisfugl
German: Tuamotuliest
English: Mangareva Kingfisher, Tuamatou Kingfisher, Tuamoto Kingfisher, Tuamotu Kingfisher, Tuamotu or Niau Kingfisher
English (Avilist): Tuamotu Kingfisher
English, HBW: Tuamotu Kingfisher
English (IOC): Niau/Mangareva Kingfisher
English (United States): Tuamotu Kingfisher
Esperanto: tuamotua alciono, Tuamotua arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de la Niau, Alción de Tuamotu
Spanish (Spain): Alción de isla Niau
Estonian: tuamotu safiirlind
Finnish: Tuamotunkalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur des Gambier, Martin-chasseur des Gambier ou M.-c. de Niau
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur des Gambier
Croatian: tuamotski vodomar
Hungarian: tuamotu-szigeteki halción
Italian: Martin pescatore delle Tuamotu, Martin pescatore di Tuamotu
Japanese (romaji): shiamotsushoubin, tsuamotsushoubin
Japanese: シアモツショウビン, ツアモツショウビン
Scientific: Halcyon gamberi, Halcyon gambieri, Todiramphus [gambieri or gertrudae], Todiramphus gambierei, Todiramphus gambieri, Todiramphus gambieri gambieri, Todirhamphus gambieri
Lithuanian: Tuamotinis todiramfas
Dutch: Tuamotuijsvogel, Tuamotu-ijsvogel
Norwegian: Tuamotuisfugl
Polish: łowczyk rudobrewy, lowiec rudobrewy, łowiec rudobrewy
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-mangareva
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-mangareva
Russian: Туамотская альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec kokosový
Slovenian: zlatokroni gozdomec
Serbian: Tuamotu vodomar
Swedish: Tuamotukungsfiskare
Turkish: Tuamotu Yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон туамотський
Chinese: 土岛翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 土木土翡翠